St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School
Egerton Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8HP
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
It was replaced by St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Ballantine
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Constituency
- Bristol Central
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 404
- URN
- 109255
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
About this school
St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Bristol. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 404 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 59 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 61% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 12% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 75% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 66% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 69% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 400 |
| 2023/24 | 404 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 80% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.5% | 8.9% | 404 | — |
| St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School | — | 3.8% | 7.7% | 404 | 0.0 miles |
| Bishop Road Primary School | 86% | 4% | 6.1% | 779 | 0.2 miles |
| Henleaze Infant School | — | 3.2% | 5.6% | 179 | 0.5 miles |
| Henleaze Junior School | 66% | 3.5% | 9.2% | 299 | 0.5 miles |
| Westbury Park School | 91% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 417 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.9%
- English as an additional language
- 18.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 7.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Bishop Road Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Henleaze Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Henleaze Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Westbury Park School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
- Abbotswood Primary School Primary
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primary
- Ashley Down Primary School Primary
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primary
- Ashton Vale Primary School Primary
- Avanti Gardens School Primary
- Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Backwell Church of England Junior School Primary
- Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy Primary
- Bailey's Court Primary School Primary
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primary
- Barrs Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Bristol.
- Has St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School?
- St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School had 404 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 December 2024.